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I've often shared how my family, instead of baking Christmas cookies for gifts, makes a super delicious please-don't-call-it-egg-nog Cuban "egg nog."
We call it Crema de Vie and it has been a Cuban family tradition for as long as I can remember.
I remember as a child getting to have a sip on Christmas eve. (Shut up. The rum was only used as a ...

Last year around the Christmas season, Jonathan and I got a call that the lovely and talented Jenny Lorenzo (that's Abuela to you) needed some background people for a Christmas video she was shooting. Would we be interested?
Without hesitation, our answer was a resounding, ABSOLUTELY!
Also, would I be able to make and bring a bunch of ...

You probably read the title of this post a few times Porto's Bake at Home?? And you probably wondered, "Have all my Cuban pastry - since I don't live in Miami - dreams come true?" Today the answer to that would be a resounding, *"Si! Como no!" That's a big fat Cuban, *"YES, PLEASE!"
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This is a sponsored post by California Strawberries and Society Culinaria. The opinions are my own.
I can't say where this simple recipe originated but I can say for certain that every time I've served it to my guests, it's always met first with happiness. "Yay, strawberries!"
Of course, because who doesn't love fresh summer strawberries? ...

Nothing delights me more than to find other like-minded Cuban Cubiches.
I remember when I was growing up here in Southern California and other Cubans were hard to come by. It was always a big deal to find out someone was Cuban. Like finding buried treasure.
Speaking of treasure, I want to share with you a fabulous podcast based out of Miami ...

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I often say I lead a charmed life and I have the history to back up that claim.
I'm Cuban which already makes me feel super lucky.
I live here in the U.S.A. which makes my life doubly charmed.
Being Cuban and ...

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I recently wrote all about how excited I was to be attending the Opening Night for the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical, "On Your Feet!" I mean, of course I had expectations going in because who doesn't love Gloria Estefan and her music?
But the ...

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At the end of 2015 I began to hear rumors of a new Broadway show. It was the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan (with their music as the soundtrack, of course) and how they rose to fame. It was fittingly called 'On Your ...

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Can I just tell you the weirdest-best-maybe-worst thing for me about Empty Nesting? Going from cooking for a large family to cooking for two. You would think I'd be celebrating the simplified meal prep, but a lifelong habit of cooking for a ...

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One of the loveliest things in my life right now is the gift of my gorgeous grand-boys, Asher and Sebastian. While Asher is 2,980 miles away in Washington DC, Sebastian (you may call him Bash) lives 5 minutes away and is in our lives ...